by Ashley Ross | Dec 20, 2012 | Advertising, Communication, Media, Menopause, Perimenopause
No question – Poise’s Second Talk Campaign is undeniably courageous, taking on Menopause, the Previously Unmentionable. Call me impatient and unappreciative, but I just can’t help mourning the missed opportunity to REALLY empower women, instead of aligning with...
by Chris Bobel | Nov 26, 2012 | Activism, Communication, FemCare, Humor, Language
His mother told me she was in the shower and when she came out, there he was. “He kept pushing them through the applicator and saying, ‘A flower!’ and then trying to sniff them,” she explained (and the t-shirt, by the way, is just a wonderful coincidence). So why is...
by Laura Wershler | Nov 14, 2012 | Activism, Communication, FemCare, Girls, Internet, Menarche, Menopause, Menstruation, Perimenopause, Reusable menstrual products, Toxic Shock Syndrome
Bloggers at re:Cycling often challenge and invite readers to open up and talk about our menstrual experiences. In a September post, Heather Dillaway asked : “Why don’t we talk about the important variations in our menstrual cycles?” In another, she wrote about the...
by Heather Dillaway | Nov 8, 2012 | Communication, Internet, Media, Menopause, Menstruation
It turns out that phthalates – chemicals found in cosmetics, hairspray, packaged food, household cleaners, and other common plastic items – are causing early menopause. At least according to one new study that is getting a lot of hype in the past week or...
by Heather Dillaway | Oct 11, 2012 | Advertising, Communication, Internet, Media, Menopause, Menstruation
In an effort to continue positive conversations about menopause, this blog entry is about Poise’s new “2nd talk” campaign. I was watching TV the other night and an advertisement for Poise’s menstrual pad came on. For once, I was actually happy to see a TV ad on...
by Chris Bobel | Oct 1, 2012 | Communication, Language, Menstruation
Okay. Enough. I gotta say something. Because I am committed to various efforts to reclaim the menstrual cycle as a vital sign and subvert the dominant narrative that menstruation is obsolete and/or a badge of shame, many people assume my periods are all drum...
